Question:
How to connect multiple INPUTS (Cable, TV antenna and satellite dish) to ONE TV?
2009-06-26 11:08:42 UTC
Lets say I have cable from Comcast, antenna on the roof and satellite antenna. OK, how do I hook it up to TV so that I don’t have to unscrew one coax cable and then connect other coax cable to watch other antenna? I know I probably will have to have digital box for regular antenna, box for satellite, and box from cable company. HOW DO I HOOK IT UP
Five answers:
PoohBearPenguin
2009-06-26 14:21:51 UTC
Why do you need Comcast AND Satellite AND an antenna? Comcast carries all your local channels already, so you shouldn't need the antenna at all.



You can usually get your local channels from Dish as well, and Dish carries the same channels as Comcast, so I really don't understand why you need all 3.



But...since that's your setup, this is what you'll do.



First, does your TV have AV inputs? These are the yellow (video), red (audio) and white (audio) jacks on the back or sometimes the front of the TV. If your TV is older it may just have yellow and white (this means your TV only does mono-sound, not stereo.) If the answer is YES, then you will use a set of AV cables (yellow, red, white) to connect each box to the TV.



If your TV is newer, it may have multiple sets of inputs, so you can connect each box to a separate input. Then just use the TV remote to change between inputs (also called axillary, or video sources)



If your TV only has 1 set of AV inputs, or doesn't have enough inputs, you can get a AV switch from the store for about $20. This will let you connect up to 4 different devices to a single input on your TV. Leave the TV's channel set to the AUX/Video then just use the buttons on the switch to choose which device (Cable, Satellite, Antenna box) you're going to use.



If your TV doesn't have these AV ports at all, and only has the coax cable port, you can still get an AV switch from the store. Just make sure you get the one that has coax-out, instead of AV-out. Then use a set of AV cables to connect each box to the switch, and a coax cable to connect the switch to your TV. Set the TV's channel to whatever the switch uses (usually 3 or 4). Use the switch to choose which box you're going to watch (cable, satellite, antenna) and the appropriate remote to change the channel.
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2016-05-25 10:45:34 UTC
Having all of that you must surely have a modern TV monitor which should have a few inputs. Hook cable box to cable on back of set and antenna to antenna or input 1 and sat. to input 2.
Christopher D
2009-06-26 11:14:58 UTC
If your TV set does not have enough inputs to handle all of the devices you wish to operate on it, you can obtain what is called an "RF switch" for a relatively small price.

You can hook up multiple devices to the RF switch and the plug that into the TV.
Patterson
2017-03-03 01:53:08 UTC
WHENEVER I watch TV Personally i think like I will be doing something more productive always
salisbury
2017-01-31 12:38:03 UTC
Reading a good reserve offers a richer experience and can leave you with thoughts that will last years. Television is merely educational if you are watching a documentary or something similar


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